Soap holder



25 Figure 3f. is a longitudinal sectional viewclaim is:

Patented Mu. 26, 1940 y '2,194,997l g UNITED lSTATES PATENT lOFFICE Application zeigsggai No. 117,137 v l The present invention relates to' holders for and positioned outwardly of the shell as will be soap and has for its primary object to provide an apparent from an inspection of Figures 1 and 3 attaching device for a bar or cake of soap to proof the drawing. vide a rm gripping mansfor the user and also The stem 8 is provided with an airtight t in embodies buoyant means to cause the soap to ythe opening 'l and stem further is of suilicient 5 float upon the surface of the water. length-.to enable the inner suction cup 9 to con- A further object is to provide a soap holder of tact one surface of a bar of soap Il while the this character which may be easily and quicklyv marginal edges of the shell bear against the conattached to bar or cake of soap at one side theretacted surface of the soap whereby to provide an 10 of while exposing the remaining portion of the air chamber l2 within the shell. 10 soap for use and which at the same time is neat It will be apparent from the foregoing that the and attractive in appearance, relatively inexouter suction cup l2 may be used to support the y pensive to manufacture and otherwise well bar of soap upon a wall or other surface when adapted for the purposes for which the same is the soap is not in use, and said suction cup fur'-A intended. ther provides a hand grip for a person using the 15 Other objects and advantages reside in the desoap to -insure the iirm gripping thereof. When tails of construction andmanner of use as more in use the air trapped in the air chamber I2 will fully hereinafter described and claimed, referprovide sumcient buoyancy to enable the soap ence being had to the accompanying drawing to float upon the surface Aof the water. forming part thereof. wherein like numerals refer It is believed the details of construction and n to like parts throughout and in which: l manner of use of the invention will be readily Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the understood from the foregoing without further holder, detailed explanation.

Figure 2 is a top plan view, and Having thus described the invention what I- through a bar of soap showing the holder \in Asoap holder comprising a rigid dish-like shell u position `thereon. having a central opening, a rubber suction cupl Referring now to the drawing in detail the inhaving a connecting stem inserted in said openvention comprises a. substantially]rectangularv ing, a gripping head on the outer ,end of the dish-shaped shell 5, preferably constructed of stem and adapted to be drawn inwardly against 30 light-weight metal, Celluloidorthe like, said shell the shell to seal the edges of the opening about having a at base portion 6 provided with a centhe stem, said suction cup `being positioned in theI tral opening 1 through which the stem 8 of a shell for attaching the same to a bar of soap, double vended suction cup is inserted, said stern the edges of the shell being held against the-surhaving a relatively large rubber suction` cup 9 face of the soap to trap airunder the shell to 35 at one end thereof and positioned inwardly of provide abuoyant slr chamber therein. y the shell and having a relatively small rubber suction cup l0 at the opposite end of the stem CHARLES H. BUTLER. 

